Slab Ceramics Box

Be sure you don t roll your clay too thin or too thick.

Slab ceramics box. Slab objects are left to dry evenly before bisque firing for at least 7 days turning regularly. Box is handmade from porcelain painted with black underglaze carved and then fired to cone 6. The slab building technique involves rolling out clay to an even thickness usually 1 cm then cutting shapes folding bending manipulating and joining together to form a finished object. Slab rollers are large pieces of equipment that enable potters to roll large slabs to uniform thicknesses rapidly.

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Next i add coils to the joints on the inside of the box and smooth the coils using my finger and water. Turn the clay so the long edge is against the roller. The resulting slabs are not uniform in thickness and can give a handmade feel to a piece.